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About John McCarthy
John McCarthy is primarily known for his investigative reporting on the U.S. Virgin Islands. A series of reports beginning in the 1990's revealed that there was everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling. Another report, following Hurricane Hugo in 1989, cited a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) confidential overview that said that over 40 percent of the U.S. Virgin Islands public lives below the poverty line. The Virgin Islands Free Press is the only Caribbean news source to regularly incorporate the findings of U.S. Freedom of Information Act requests. John's articles have appeared in the BVI Beacon, St. Croix Avis, San Juan Star and Virgin Islands Daily News. He is the former news director of WSVI-TV Channel 8 on St. Croix.
Robbery Suspect Charged With Attempted Murder
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Robbery Suspect Charged With Attempted Murder

FREDERIKSTED — A suspect in a robbery has been charged with attempted murder in connection to an incident that took place 16 months ago, authorities said today. Zahkeed Bright, 29,…
Posted by John McCarthy February 25, 2023
Mount Pleasant Habitual Offender Arrested On Domestic Violence Charges Again
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Mount Pleasant Habitual Offender Arrested On Domestic Violence Charges Again

FREDERIKSTED —A St. Croix man surrendered to police Wednesday for another assault of his ex-girlfriend, the V.I. Police Department reported. A female victim called the 911 Emergency Call Center on…
Posted by John McCarthy February 24, 2023
Help Police Find Missing Minor On St. Croix Nadirah Nieves
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Help Police Find Missing Minor On St. Croix Nadirah Nieves

FREDERIKSTED — Police need your help today to find a missing minor on St. Croix. Nadirah Nieves, 17, was last seen at her brother's residence in D. Hamilton Jackson Terrace…
Posted by John McCarthy February 17, 2023
Puerto Rico Judge Finds Man Guilty In Fatal Shooting of Dog
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Puerto Rico Judge Finds Man Guilty In Fatal Shooting of Dog

SAN JUAN (AP) — A Puerto Rico judge on Thursday found a businessman guilty of animal abuse for fatally shooting a stray dog on a golf course nearly two years…
Posted by John McCarthy February 17, 2023
Additional Burial Crypts Being Set Aside For Veterans On St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix
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Additional Burial Crypts Being Set Aside For Veterans On St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The problem of not enough burial space for veterans is being addressed by the territorial Office of Veterans Affairs. In an effort to remedy the situation, the…
Posted by John McCarthy February 17, 2023
Junior High School Students Injured After Drive-by Pellet Gun Shooting In Kingshill
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Junior High School Students Injured After Drive-by Pellet Gun Shooting In Kingshill

KINGSHILL — An unknown number of junior high students were injured when a motorist drove by a mid-island St. Croix school and strafed it with pellet-gun fire, authorities said. The…
Posted by John McCarthy February 16, 2023
Social Security’s Top 5 Data Privacy Resources
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Social Security’s Top 5 Data Privacy Resources

It is important that you stay safe online. When Social Security Administration collects your personal information, we are committed to protect your privacy. Please review these data privacy resources: 1.…
Posted by John McCarthy February 16, 2023
Street Closings Announced For Caribbean Music Festival Tomorrow
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Street Closings Announced For Caribbean Music Festival Tomorrow

FREDERIKSTED — Street closings have been announced in preparation of the Caribbean Music Festival’s Free Outdoor Community Concert hosted by the United Jazz Foundation and the USVI Department of Tourism…
Posted by John McCarthy February 16, 2023
Cuba’s Internet Slows To Crawl As More Island Residents Connect
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Cuba’s Internet Slows To Crawl As More Island Residents Connect

HAVANA (Reuters) — Cubans suffering long lines for food, fuel and medicine now have a new problem: painfully slow internet. Internet service, never speedy in a country that first authorized…
Posted by John McCarthy February 16, 2023
Trinidad Invites Neighbors to Process Oil and Gas in the Country
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Trinidad Invites Neighbors to Process Oil and Gas in the Country

PORT OF SPAIN (Reuters) — Trinidad and Tobago is inviting its energy-rich neighbors to process their oil and natural gas in the Caribbean country to produce commodities such as liquefied…
Posted by John McCarthy February 15, 2023

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